Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Folkestone(Paperback)

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Death in Folkestone & Dover - True Crime BooksFoul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Folkestone takes the reader on a sinister journey through the annals of crime in Folkestone, Hythe and the surrounding area. Along the way we meet villains, murderers and victims of many kinds, including cut-throat soldiers, a 'baby farmer', a Jack the Ripper imposter, two inexplicable suicides and five individuals who died violent deaths in the 'House of Horror'.There is no shortage of harrowing and revealing incidents of evil to recount, many of which will be unfamiliar to the reader. Infant murders were once so rife in Folkestone it was termed the 'infanticide capital of Kent'. This fascinating book recalls many such grisly events, as well as sad or unsavoury individuals who have darkened this otherwise pleasant corner of the Garden of England.

Martin Easdown and Linda Sage have established themselves among the most popular local historians of the Folkestone and Hythe area. They have written books on a wide variety of subjects including the local hospital (A Grand Old Lady), disasters (Rain, Wreck and Ruin), pier and seafront (Victoria's Golden Pier) and pubs (Tales From the Tap Room, with Eamonn Rooney). Martin's A Glint in the Sky is recognized as the definitive work on the First World War air raids on Kent. Martin and Linda are both active members of the Folkestone and District Local History Society, and in his role as Archivist for the National Piers Society, Martin is acknowledged as the country's leading authority on the history of the pleasure pier.

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